HC Deb 20 March 2002 vol 382 c333W
7. Mr. Lazarowicz

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps the Government are taking to implement all aspects of the Belfast Agreement. [42009]

Dr. John Reid

Enormous progress has been made. We have fully functioning institutions; a fundamental reform of policing is under way; we have rights protection arrangements that are second to none; and the normalisation of life continues as the conflict is put behind us, a transformation symbolised by the significant act of decommissioning last year. All those involved need to maintain their efforts in order to complete implementation of the Agreement, in a way that engages the commitment of all parts of the community in Northern Ireland.